| Birth Name: | Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
| Occupation: | Actress, stand up comedian, TV host, ballet dancer |
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom Los Serrano.[1] She starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show .
She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980.[2] When Jiménez was young, she did ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza.[3] She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old. After an injury while she was working for the Cuban National Ballet, she set out on an acting career.
Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas, Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Compañeros during her studies. In 2004, she joined Los Serrano, where she played África Sanz.[4]
Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers.[5] [6] She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of .[7]
She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV stand-up comedy show in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodistas | Laura | 1 episode | |||
| Valeria | |||||
| Los Serrano | África Sanz | ||||
| Eva Mata | |||||
| La pecera de Eva | Eva Padrón | ||||
| Cheers | Rebeca Santaolalla | A mashup of the characters Diane Chambers and Rebecca Howe from the original American series | |||
| Eva | 1 episode. Same character as in La pecera de Eva | ||||
| Carlota | |||||
| El ministerio del tiempo | Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano | 1 episode | |||
| La zona | Julia Martos | ||||
| Hospital Valle Norte | Paula Díaz del Pino | ||||
| Lola Garay | |||||
| El inocente (The Innocent) | Lorena Ortiz |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trini | ||||
| Paula | ||||
| Spanish Movie | Ramira | The character is a spoof look-alike of Penélope Cruz's character in Volver | ||
| Bea | ||||
| Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) | Tina | |||
| Anacleto: agente secreto (Spy Time) | Katia | |||
| Los miércoles no existen (Wednesdays Don't Exist) | Irene | |||
| Embarazados (We Are Pregnant) | Alina | |||
| 100 metros (100 Meters) | Inma | [9] | ||
| Toc Toc | Blanca | |||
| Les distàncies (Distances) | Olivia | [10] | ||
| Superlópez | Luisa Lanas | |||
| Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust) | Irene | |||
| Si yo fuera rico (If I Were Rich) | Maite | |||
| Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) | Carol | |||
| Vasil | Luisa | |||
| Bajo terapia (Under Therapy) | Laura | |||
| La ternura (The Tenderness) | Princesa Rubí | |||
| Buscando a Coque (Idol Affair) | Teresa | |||
| Menudas piezas (Checkmates) | Candela |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | Los Serrano | |||||
| Best Television Actress in a Leading Role | La pecera de Eva | |||||
| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Requirements to Be a Normal Person | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | 100 Meters | |||||
| La zona | ||||||
| Best Television Actress in a Leading Role | ||||||
| Silver Biznaga for Best Actress | Distances | |||||
| Best Actress | ||||||
| Best Actress | ||||||
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Superlópez | |||||
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | The Tenderness |